Corazon Aquino (1933 - 2009)

Corazon Aquino, affectionately known as "Tita Cory", was Philippine president from 1986 to 1992.
She is best remembered, more than two decades after the fact, as the slim woman in yellow who led the "People Power" revolution that
toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Corazon Aquino - WikipediaMaria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino (January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was the 11th President of the Philippines and the "Icon of Philippine Democracy", serving from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female president of the Philippines and the first female president of any country in Asia.

People Power's Philippine Saint - Corazon AquinoThe arc of Corazon Aquino's life lent itself to maxims, but two hard-nosed ones seem particularly worth pointing out.
First, political sainthood is a gift from heaven with a Cinderella deadline — once past midnight, you are a pumpkin.
Second, personal virtues are never a guarantee of effective or successful governance.
What was truly shocking about Aquino's tumultuous six-year term as President of the Philippines was that those maxims proved untrue. Midnight always threatened Aquino but never struck; and she was a good woman whose goodness alone, at the very end, was what proved enough, if only by an iota, to save her country.

Paalam - Tita Cory
August 1, 2009 A nation lost its mother.... But through her death, Filipinos all over the world remembered that they are part of one family.
Get the ABS-CBN commemorative special containing over a hundred memorable images of the Filipino's heartfelt farewell
and the original soundtrack of the tribute "Huling Paalam" for beloved President Corazon Aquino last August 5, 2009 at the Manila Cathedral.